Roman Imperatorial AR denarius c. 48-46 BC Julius Caesar, Venus/Aeneas and Anchises, pedigree to 1935 SUP

Faire une offre

Julius Caesar, AR denarius (18 mm, 3.92 g), c. 48-46 BC, uncertain military mint traveling with Caesar in North Africa. Head of Venus right/Aeneas rescues his father Anchises from the ruins of Troy, holding the Palladium, legend CAESAR.

Extremely fine, on a broad flan, old cabinet tone; a superb provenance.

Cr. 458/1

ex-Louis Ciani auction 3-6 June 1935, lot 320 (illustrated); with a later Salton envelope (numbered 205).

 

 

Frais d'envoi